Gap-fill: The Magic Paintbrush 1

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Li was a poor boy who lived in a small village in China. He loved to _______ [vẽ] more than anything in the world. Every day, he used sticks [que] to draw pictures in the dirt [đất]. His drawings were beautiful, but they always _______ [biến mất] when it rained.

One night, Li had a dream [giấc mơ]. An old man with a long white beard [râu] visited him in his dream.

"Li," the old man said in a kind voice, "You have a good heart and a special talent [tài năng]. Here is a magic paintbrush. But, you must only paint for those who really need help."

When Li woke up the next morning, he found a beautiful new paintbrush next to his bed. Li _______ [nôn nóng] to try it.

First, Li painted a _______ [bát] of steaming [bốc hơi] rice for his hungry neighbor [hàng xóm], Mrs. Chen. Amazingly, the bowl became _______ [thật]! It smelled delicious. Mrs. Chen was very happy and thanked Li.

Next, he painted a well [giếng] for the village, which had no clean water. Suddenly, a real well appeared with _______ [tươi], cool [mátwater. The villagers cheered and danced around the well, _______ [đổ đầy] their buckets [xô].

News of Li's magic paintbrush _______ [lan truyền] quickly across the country. People came from very far to see the boy who could make his paintings come to life. Soon, the greedy [tham lam] Emperor [Hoàng đế] heard about it.

"Bring me that boy and his paintbrush!" the Emperor shouted to his men. He was excited, thinking about all the gold [vàng] he could create.

The Emperor's soldiers [binh lính] left for Li's village.